The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has indicated that it can facilitate the addition of a father’s name to a child’s birth certificate or certificate of registration. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Deputy Keeper of Records, Charlton McFarlane, says that exercise, known as the ‘Addition of Father’s Particulars’, is now an itemised process on the list of RGD services provided. “What...

The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has been pivotal in the delivery of key provisions to citizens islandwide by parliamentary representatives. Its main thrust is to promote human and infrastructure development at the community and constituency levels through the establishment of sustainable projects. These include infrastructure development, education assistance and cultural and sporting activities, economic enablement, disaster mitigation, as well as...

The Community of Canterbury in Montego Bay, St. James, is slated to benefit from a multimillion-dollar transformation project aimed at strengthening the community’s resilience and promoting sustainable urbanisation. The approximately $40-million initiative, dubbed the Canterbury Community Development Project, was officially launched on Thursday (June 15) at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre. It is being made possible through a collaboration involving...

World Bank President, Ajay Banga, has high praises for Jamaica’s current economic health, noting that “your country has managed your macro situation very well”. “It is not the same for many developing countries, which took on a great deal of debt when interest rates were low, both international and domestic debt,” he noted. “The World Bank and the International Monetary...

Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Wilford “Billy” Heaven, says investing in early-childhood education is critical to the development of Jamaica’s children, noting that this has long-term benefits for the society. Addressing students, teachers, and parents at the Westmoreland-based Savanna-la-Mar Infant School recently, Mr. Heaven said the quality of early-childhood education is the difference...

   

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is urging persons who have not yet submitted their applications for support under its Rural Economic Development Initiative II (REDI II), to do so quickly Completed application forms and supporting documents must be submitted by Wednesday, May 31 at 4:00 p.m. The process may be done electronically via email to redi@jsif.org, or delivered to...